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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Smirnov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker keeps the fight on the outside.
Kicker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smirnov clinches up against the ropes.
Smirnov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kicker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kicker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smirnov avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Kicker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smirnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kicker's face.
Kicker crunches a lovely knee into Smirnov's ribcage.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kicker's brow.
Smirnov takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Alexander Smirnov has been cut.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kicker avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Kicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
Kicker tries to land knees in the clinch but Smirnov avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Kicker is blocking nicely.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Kicker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
Kicker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker lands a knee to the head.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kicker.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smirnov avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Kicker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Kicker misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Kicker blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker struggles to land a body shot inside as Smirnov controls his hands.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Kicker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kicker's defenses.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kicker avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Kicker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Smirnov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Kicker won't want to take too many of those.
Kicker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Kicker lands an elbow inside.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kicker's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
Smirnov missing with knees to the body.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smirnov avoids it.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kicker managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kicker avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kicker connects with a knee to the head.
Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kicker avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kicker tries a head kick but it misses.
Smirnov misses with a kick to the body.
Smirnov throws a low kick, looking for Kicker's leg but Kicker calmly moves out of range.
Kicker blocks the body kick.
Kicker checks a low kick from Smirnov.
No joy there for Kicker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kicker checks a leg kick.
Kicker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smirnov misses with a head kick.
Smirnov looks for the body kick but Kicker saw that one coming.
Ray Kicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kicker - that will leave a mark!
Smirnov closes the distance and clinches.
Smirnov looking to slow down the pace here.
Kicker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smirnov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Kicker is blocking nicely.
Smirnov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kicker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smirnov's defenses.
Smirnov lands an elbow that stopped Kicker in his tracks for a moment.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Kicker managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov blocks the elbow strike.
Kicker managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov trying to stall but Kicker improves his position.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smirnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kicker connects with a knee to the head.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
Kicker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kicker's brow.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks it.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Kicker blocks it.
Smirnov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smirnov blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Kicker avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Kicker avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kicker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kicker lands a good knee to the midsection. Smirnov won't want to take too many of those.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kicker avoids it.
Kicker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Kicker lands a damaging elbow.
Kicker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kicker avoids the damage to the body.
Kicker misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexander Smirnov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Kicker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov misses with an elbow strike.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kicker blocks it with crossed arms.
Kicker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Smirnov misses with an elbow over the top.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Smirnov blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Kicker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kicker misses with a few strikes there.
Kicker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smirnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smirnov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kicker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kicker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smirnov eats them both and turns towards Kicker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smirnov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Smirnov does no damage.
Smirnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kicker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smirnov tries to clinch there but Kicker circles away.
Smirnov lands with a nice body kick.
Smirnov tries to score with a low kick but Kicker moves his leg out of the way.
Kicker misses with a body shot.
Smirnov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smirnov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smirnov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kicker scores with the left hand. Smirnov knows he should have avoided that one.
Kicker jabs Smirnov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kicker throws a head kick but Smirnov moves out of range.
Kicker misses with a low kick.
Kicker misses with a low kick.
Smirnov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kicker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smirnov. That one must have hurt.
Kicker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smirnov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Smirnov tries to clinch but Kicker moves out of range.
Smirnov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smirnov misses with a leg kick.
Ray Kicker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kicker throws a leg kick which misses Smirnov's front leg but catches the back leg as Smirnov tries to avoid it.
Smirnov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kicker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Smirnov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smirnov lands a nice looking body kick.
Ray Kicker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kicker blocks the body kick.
Kicker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kicker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kicker lands a leg kick that knocks Smirnov off balance momentarily.
Smirnov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smirnov wants to clinch.
Smirnov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smirnov lands a high kick!
Kicker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kicker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kicker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kicker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smirnov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kicker misses with a head kick.
Smirnov has managed to clinch.
Kicker managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Kicker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kicker is defending well for now.
Kicker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kicker blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Kicker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Kicker won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Kicker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smirnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kicker blocks the elbow strike.
Kicker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Kicker throws knees to the body.
Kicker avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smirnov obliges.
Kicker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smirnov's face.
Smirnov dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kicker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kicker has a couple of punches blocked by Smirnov.
Smirnov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kicker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Kicker.
I think Smirnov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
Our winner, Alexander Smirnov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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